Latin America & Caribbean vs Sao Tome and Principe: Secondary education, pupils

Latin America & Caribbean
50.1%
in 2018
Sao Tome and Principe
53.1%
in 2017
Latin America & Caribbean rank
4th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
6th

Secondary education, pupils over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 53.1% against 50.1% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 3.0%.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Latin America & Caribbean ahead.

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 4th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 6th of 43 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean averaged higher in 2 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1970s 49.4% 44.3% 5.1% Latin America & Caribbean
1980s 51.0% 47.3% 3.6% Latin America & Caribbean
2000s 51.2% 51.6% 0.4% Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 50.6% 52.2% 1.6% Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, pupils, Latin America & Caribbean or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 53.1% against 50.1% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2017.
What is the difference in secondary education, pupils between Latin America & Caribbean and Sao Tome and Principe?
3.0%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Sao Tome and Principe?
18 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Latin America & Caribbean and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for secondary education, pupils?
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 4th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 6th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Secondary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Secondary education, pupils (% female)
Unit
% female
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
246 places, 7,958 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.